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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2020
Applicant:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Brian Edward Mastenbrook, Fremont, CA (US);
David Robert Arnold, Toronto, CA;
Assignee:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/037 (2021.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/037 (2021.01); H04L 9/3236 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a device configured to covertly communicate state information within a transmitter address field of a message. The device comprises a memory configured to store a state key and state information of the device, and a controller in communication with the memory. The controller is configured to apply a one-way function, using the state key, to the state information to produce a transmitter address, and transmit the message, including the transmitter address in the transmitter address field of the message.